Derek Hutchins (D3rlord3)

Basic Information: Name: Derek Hutchins Aliases: D3rlord3 (Minecraft's gamertag) Age: Mid 20s Height: 172 cm Weight: Underweight Ability: Genius intelligence, precognition, supernatural willpower, resistance towards manipulation, enchanted senses

Physical Appearance: Derek has a tall, slightly slouched build that gives off a reserved, low-energy vibe. He has messy, medium-length dark brown hair that falls unevenly around his face, partially covering his forehead and framing his tired-looking eyes, which are accentuated by rectangular glasses. His iris was brown, and now turned into vibrant golden yellow after being fused with The King in Yellow. His skin tone is warm and tan. He wears an oversized red hoodie with the sleeves bunching slightly at the wrists, paired with loose, dark pants that drape over his legs, and a pair of worn sneakers.

Personality: Most notably about Derek, he was incredibly intelligent and brave. This is shown by his determination to move forward and the times he proved his intelligence. He is also sometimes humorous, with the quotes "cipher stacking isn’t a good practice, you know" and "unfortunately for you I have a pickaxe". Both a bit unserious. After he had seen the King in Yellow, he was filled with all of the knowledge from the past, present, and future, likely causing him to lose his sanity. Though he still held on for long enough to create a cipher for Avery and edit the video so the viewers don’t see the King in Yellow.

Relationships: Derek isn't really good with his parents. Well, he himself can say that his relationship with his mother is better than with his father. At a young age, his father left him—not an official divorce, just left—leading to his mother taking care of Derek alone. Avery is someone he knows from the cosmic knowledge—of how Avery is King in Yellow's target. Derek knows everything about Avery; his preference in food nad clothes, his physical appearance (even though they've never met outside Minecraft), even Avery's ancestors and future descendants from multiple possibility.

Backstory: In real life, Derek was notably a "gifted kid". He's smart, ambitious, everything you could wish for. He even got a full ride scholarship. But as years goes by, he slowly got too unmotivated to attend college. This causing him to missed multiple classes to the point where he dropped out—he doesn't seem to mind because he also find college unfulfilling. Getting in this situation also caused him detached from his family and acquaintances. Playing Minecraft is his way to cope. His parents also make him play piano at young age, but he quit after he moved out.

Pre-Event: After looking at the King in Yellow, he received forbidden knowledge, flooding his mind with the incomprehensible knowledge of everything that has ever and will ever exist. He began frantically writing a warning message to Avery, whom he knew would be coming next as a result of the future knowledge given by the King in Yellow and addressed by name in an encoded message, telling him to not turn left at the crossroads before putting the book and quill in the chest and logging off. For three months, Derek couldn't look away from his computer screen as he will get extreme headache if he did. This causes him to sleep so little and move less but to reach for the food in his mini fridge full of Soylent beside his desk. Lack of nutrients has made him underweight and malnourished, but he seemed to not mind as long as his food sources doesn't run out. Eventually, Derek met again with Avery in game. He tricked Avery to close the gates, buying some time to sacrifice himself to be the King in Yellow's vessel. Avery catch up to him in the middle of the ritual. But after a heated debate between them—of how Avery insisted on staying with Derek, and Derek doesn't want Avery to be the King in Yellow's vessel—Derek is able to distract and push Avery off the ritual area. And now, the King in Yellow lives inside his mind that's already full of unwanted knowledge. With his remaining sanity, Derek wrote his final message in google drive before passed out on his desk.